It's a mainline protestant, specifically the denomination is Christian Church Disciples of Christ. We're a lesser known denomination but I love it. People are very open minded and we enjoy challenging each other's beliefs rather than being told what to think.

How does that work? Has he put in his time and now he's exempt, or should he still be attending services?

Either way, good for him.

Ethically, retired ministers are not allowed to go back to the church they had just been serving because in the past ministers have meddled with the search process for a new minister, and have over stepped their bounds with new ministers, so the old ministers now have to stay out of the process completely.

Ethically, retired ministers are not allowed to go back to the church they had just been serving because in the past ministers have meddled with the search process for a new minister, and have over stepped their bounds with new ministers, so the old ministers now have to stay out of the process completely.

Ah, that makes complete sense.

Does he miss aspects of it, or is he just relieved, the way many newly retired people are?